Because of a mixup with the doctor's office this morning, I ended up seeing my second favorite doctor in the practice instead of my main doc. Nonetheless, I like her a lot, and her news was good. Those occasional cramps I have been feeling are actually productive, and I am one centimeter dilated. That also explains the achy pains I've been feeling in my hips and pelvis, as things are starting to open up in preparation for the big event.
Now of course, there is a long way to go between 1 cm and 10 cm -- days, even weeks, and hours of labor, no doubt. But progress is progress, and I am happy for it. The baby, in keeping with past practice, kicked the doctor like crazy while she was doing the exam, which really cracked her up. All other signs are go -- blood pressure is good, fundus measuring right on track, weight is steady.(1) We're looking at ten days til D-Day.
(1) I will complain about that one nurse again, though. She needs to learn to keep her opinions to herself. First, she harrumphed when I told her she had to push the big weight up a notch. I gained a total of a half a pound this week (I had gained almost 3 pounds the week before, which still had me at about + 15 total). Her commentary? "Well, good thing you're doing better than last week!" Stuff it, lady.
I am starting to pack my bags to come on down! I am glad to hear that your achypains are doing their job...sounds like you will have a nice labor since you are not horribley uncomfortable and getting somewhere! I am a hoping!!!! Momma
Posted by: Momma on May 28, 2003 12:42 PMAs for that nasty woman who passes as a nurse in that practice....she complemented you by not having the big weight where it belonged! See, you don't look fat, you look PREGNANT!!!! Momma
Posted by: Momma on May 28, 2003 12:46 PMWHAT A $%#@! You've only gained what, 15 lbs total? How dare she make remarks like that!! You are doing TERRIFIC!!! What a nutso that nurse is!!
Posted by: Hurdle on May 28, 2003 02:26 PMThe good thing is, it really is only that one nurse. The other two nurses are both very nice. Part of me wonders if it isn't because the nasty one is older (she looks to be in her early 60s!) than the other two (who appear to be in their late 30s). The older nurse seems very, very old fashioned and set in her ways -- like it is her job to be the pregnancy police. I wouldn't generalize about older nurses generally, as I know my Momma would probably be considered an "older nurse" too, but it's a world of difference. This lady acts like a little old lady, ya know? A little old busy body lady.
Posted by: Dineen on May 28, 2003 03:08 PMIt's a pity nurses can spoil all the fun. But I guess you can't expect that they would care, either.. seriously.. they're SUPPOSED to be caring.. but at least you know you have a healthy baby on the way...
I used to get shit for not gaining enough weight, either. I went to a women's center for my first two trimesters, and they'd berate me for not gaining... but I was healthy, worked out while I was pregnant, recorded everything I ate, even had a glass of wine now and then.. I gained 25 lbs.
When my son was born, he was 6 lbs., 12 ozs. Mothers still gave me crap for the fact that he wasn't 8 lbs. 12 ozs. I don't understand the deal with weight.. I weighed 6 lbs. when I was born, and I'm NOT a small person... (size 8)
But now my 2nd grader was just tested gifted and talented in his class -all two of them in a class of 27- so all those morons assuming weight has anything to do with health or IQ can suck spoiled sausages...
Good luck!!!
Posted by: tira on May 28, 2003 03:49 PMActually, Tira, the problem is that I have gained very little weight (a total of about 15lbs so far), yet this one nurse treats me like a fat slob based on the raw numbers of my weight alone. I think it is because I was on the overweight side to begin with. That being so, my feeling is they should give me MORE kudos for keeping my weight down, not less, as I have struggled with my weight all of my adult life. That this woman would give me a hard time on a day where the scale said 1/2 a pound in one week (heck, that could have just been the difference in the clothes I was wearing!) is unbelievable. And so what if I gained 3 pounds the week before? The baby is growing by leaps and bounds at this point.
Posted by: Dineen on May 30, 2003 10:08 AM